HC Deb 22 November 1971 vol 826 cc277-8W
Mr. Carol Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of local authority day nurseries in England; and in which local authority areas no day nurseries have been provided.

Mr. Alison

There were 453 local authority day nurseries in England at 31st December, 1970, the latest date for which information is available In the following local authority areas no local authority day nurseries were provided at that date:

County Councils
Berkshire Rutland
Cornwall *Salop
Cumberland Suffolk—East
Devon —West
Isle of Wight Sussex—West
Isles of Scilly Warwickshire
Kent Westmorland
Lincolnshire— Wiltshire
Holland Worcestershire
Lindsey Yorkshire—
Norfolk East Riding
Northamptonshire North Riding.
County Borough Councils
Barnsley Hastings
Barrow-in-Furness Northampton
Burnely Norwich
Burton-on-Trent *Rochadale
Canterbury Rotherham
Chester Solihull
Darlington *Southend
Doncaster Torba
Dundley Tynemouth
Gloucester West Bromwich
Great Yarmouth Worcester.
Grimsby
London Borough and City of London
*Bexley *Greenwich
*Bromley *City of London
* These authorities have day nursery projects in the current three-year capital building programme

In 34 of the 49 local authority areas listed above private day nurseries have been registered under the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act, 1948.

Mr. Carol Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the annual sums spent by local authorities on day nurseries and play groups respectively, for the latest date for which such figures are available; and what proportion of the moneys allocated to urban aid such figures represent.

Mr. Alison

Net revenue expenditure by local authorities on day nurseries during 1970–71, including loan charges and capital costs met from revenue, was £7.5 million This included £0.18 million out of a total of £2.6 million incurred through the Urban Programme No separate information is available for revenue expenditure by local authorities on play groups.

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